Whitney Cloud, 25, was killed on August 26, 2021, in Crawfordville, Florida, during a firearms training session at the Wakulla Correctional Institution. She had begun work with the Florida Department of Corrections on June 25, 2021, and was assigned to Jefferson Correctional Institution while attending the training program.

Officials described the shooting as accidental and said no one else was involved; Cloud was taken to a local hospital but died of her injuries. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement opened an investigation into the circumstances of the accidental discharge, and the department said it was reviewing training protocols. No arrests, suspects, or litigation have been reported and additional specifics about how the shooting happened and the weapon involved were not released.

If anyone has information about the training session or the circumstances that led to the accidental discharge, please share what is known.